Acquisition Support - Expert

S2 Analytical Solutions, LLC; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Acquisition Support Expert to lead program management efforts in the GEOINT domain. This role involves collaborating with government representatives to oversee acquisition processes, ensuring compliance, and executing program finance strategies. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in program/project management and systems engineering, with a strong background in DoD acquisition processes. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will drive the success of critical projects and enhance national security capabilities.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience with 15 years specialized in program/project management.
• Expertise in DoD acquisition processes and systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support government in planning and executing programs from start to finish.
• Evaluate performance and provide comprehensive recommendations.

Skills

Program Management

Systems Engineering

Requirements Analysis

Financial Management

Agile Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Agile Methodologies

Project Management Software

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Program Management Support, Foundation GEOINT

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Location: Springfield, VA

Experience: At least 20 years of experience with 15 years of specialized experience

Overall Assignment Description

Integrated Program Offices (IPOs) enable the Customer to meet its strategic goals by developing and acquiring new GEOINT capabilities and modernizing its IT architecture while continuing to sustain and enhance existing GEOINT mission capabilities. IPF requires experienced technical program/project managers to assist the Government with overseeing the cost, schedule, and technical performance of acquisition, operations, and support activities. They will collaborate with others; assist with planning and monitoring programs and activities; and assist with validating requirements, preparing acquisition documentation, conducting technical reviews, financial planning, and financial execution.

Duties may include:

1. Provide advice to assist the government in planning, managing, and executing programs and projects. Evaluate performance, execution risks, and make comprehensive recommendations to the Government.
2. Support the government in successful execution throughout the entire lifecycle of designated efforts from concept to deactivation & disposal.
3. Create program documents, plans, and other related artifacts as well as review, evaluate, and assess existing requirements, documents, plans, and other related artifacts for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
4. Support program management, business management, and budget execution reviews and provide feedback to the Government.
5. Support IPF programs in all program finance related issues to include assessing, coordinating, scheduling, and executing briefings for management.
6. Provide analysis (to include “what ifs”) and coordination of program level and division-level financial management plans (to include POM inputs) and reports, to include Fiscal Year spend plans, variance analysis, and corrective action plans.
7. Assist IPF government representatives in developing annual IPF spend plan and POM that articulates short, mid, and long term goals for the IPF as well as deliverables.
8. Assist with assessing realism of contractor cost estimates submitted in response to Government Requests for Change (RFC) or impact assessment requests.
9. Support Source and IPF in coordinated planning of acquisition, budget, and operational activities to enable the success of the holistic Foundation GEOINT capabilities.
10. Develop independent program office cost estimates for future requirements in support of program activities, new requirements, and acquisition processes. Develop program level cost models and documentation and improve estimating methods and techniques through the collection, normalization and analysis of cost and technical data.
11. Assist with the production of documentation to support new acquisitions and follow on contracts.
12. Assist with collaboration and integration both within the IPO and between the IPO and its partners/customers including but not limited to other program offices, the sensor office, the infrastructure team, the SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and Source.
13. Prepare and submit detailed minutes, notes regarding TEMs, reviews and milestone events.
14. Conduct briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), and events.
15. Assist the program office with preparation and coordination of delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
16. Participate in major program milestones and use expertise to identify and raise programmatic issues as well as solutions for those issues.
17. Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance, and recommended paths forward.
18. Provide program management level awareness and tracking of IPF SPIDs and security processes.
19. Assist with drafting and presenting IPO and project presentations to external organizations and customers.
20. Monitor the status of designated Foundation GEOINT operational systems and support the resolution of operational issues and track test events and related software deliveries.
21. Provide recommendations to improve the program management processes that IPF leads and/or participates in and assist the government in implementing process improvements.
22. Assist the government in responding to senior leadership requests.
23. Provide program management advice and recommendations for alternative courses of action and strategies to effectively deliver Foundation GEOINT capabilities.
24. Maintain the IPO roadmap following prescribed policies.
25. Provide expertise and techniques to incorporate best practice Agile development and Agile program management methods into acquisition programs.
26. Assist government program managers in providing answers/input on funding from OUSD(I), DNI and Congress.
27. Assist in writing and defending Overseas Contingency Operations Funds and IPO unfunded requirements.
28. Provide support across the entire IPO to work high priorities and support where surge support is needed.
29. Provide awareness of the breadth of activities within the Foundation GEOINT IPO.
30. Assist in IPO strategy development.
31. Support IPO leadership in responding to senior leadership requests.

Skills and Experience

Required:

• Demonstrated specialized experience with DoD or other IC Agencies acquisition processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated specialized experience in program/project management.
• Demonstrated specialized experience in applying systems engineering processes, requirements analysis, interface definition, and detailed implementation planning of large complex systems or enterprises and enterprise-wide interoperability.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a business, computer science, or engineering related field.
• Certified as a Program/Project Management Professional or DAWIA certification (level III) in IT, PM, or SPRDE or certified Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA).

Note:

S2 prohibits third-party solicitation from any recruiter or outside source regardless of the cause being represented. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.